ハーフ

See also: ハーブ and ハープ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English half.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ハーフ [háꜜàfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ːɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ハーフ • (hāfu)

half
a person of mixed race, often Japanese

Derived terms

ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu, “shemale, ladyboy”)
ハーフアップ (hāfuappu)
ハーフコート (hāfukōto)
ハーフパンツ (hāfupantsu)
ハーフライン (hāfurain)

Descendants

→ English: hafu

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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